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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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