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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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