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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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