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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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