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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business 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 organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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