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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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