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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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