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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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