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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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