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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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