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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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