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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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