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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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