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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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