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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines 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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