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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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 almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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