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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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