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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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