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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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