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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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