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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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