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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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