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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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