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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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