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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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