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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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