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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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