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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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