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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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