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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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