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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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