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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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