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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key 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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