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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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