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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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