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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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