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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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