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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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