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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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