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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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