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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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