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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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