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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores 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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