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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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