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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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