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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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