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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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