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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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