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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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