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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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