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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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