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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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