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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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