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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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