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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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