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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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