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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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