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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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