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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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