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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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