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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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