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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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