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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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