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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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