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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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