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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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