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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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