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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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