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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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