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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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