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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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