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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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