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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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