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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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