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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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