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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important 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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