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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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