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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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