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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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