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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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