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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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