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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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