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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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