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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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