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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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