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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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