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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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