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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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