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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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