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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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