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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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