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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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