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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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