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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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