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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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