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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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