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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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