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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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