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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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