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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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