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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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