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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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