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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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