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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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