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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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