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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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