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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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