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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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