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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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