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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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