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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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