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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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