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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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