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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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