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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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