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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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