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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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