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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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