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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major 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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