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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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