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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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