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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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