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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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