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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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