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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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