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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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