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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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