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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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