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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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