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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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