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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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