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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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