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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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