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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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