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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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