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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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