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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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