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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key 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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