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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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