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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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