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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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