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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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