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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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