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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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