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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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