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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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