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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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