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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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