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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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