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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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