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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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