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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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