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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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