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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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