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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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