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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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