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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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