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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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