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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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