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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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