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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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