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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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