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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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