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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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