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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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