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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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