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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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