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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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