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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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