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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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