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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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