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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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