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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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