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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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