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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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