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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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