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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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