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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major 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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