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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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