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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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