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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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