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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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