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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models 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 stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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