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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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