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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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