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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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