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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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