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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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