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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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