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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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