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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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