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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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