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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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