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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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