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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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