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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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