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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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