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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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