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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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