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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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