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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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