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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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