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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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