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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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