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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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