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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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