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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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