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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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