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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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