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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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