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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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