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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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