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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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