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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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