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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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