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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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