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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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