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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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