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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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