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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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