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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources