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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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