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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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