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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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