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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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