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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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