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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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