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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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