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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions 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 participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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