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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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