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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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