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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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