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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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