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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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