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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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