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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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