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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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