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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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