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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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