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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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