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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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