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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important 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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