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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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