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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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