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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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