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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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