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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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