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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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