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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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