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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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