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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the 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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