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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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