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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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