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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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