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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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