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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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