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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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