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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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