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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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