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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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