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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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