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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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