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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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