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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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