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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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