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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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