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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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