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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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