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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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