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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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