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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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