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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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