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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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