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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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