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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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