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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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