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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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