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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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