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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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