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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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