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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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