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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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