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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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