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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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