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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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