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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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