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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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