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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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