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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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