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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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