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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key 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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