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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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