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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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