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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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