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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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