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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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