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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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