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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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