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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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