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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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