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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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