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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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