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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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