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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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