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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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