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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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