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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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