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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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