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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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