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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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