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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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