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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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