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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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