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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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