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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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