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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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