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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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