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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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