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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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