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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major 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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