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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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