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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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