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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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