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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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