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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines 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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