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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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