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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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