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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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