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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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