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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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