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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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