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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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