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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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