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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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