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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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