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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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