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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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