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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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