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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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