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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning enable humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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