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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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