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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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