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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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