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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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