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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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