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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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