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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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