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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners 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. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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