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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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