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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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