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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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