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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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