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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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