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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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