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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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