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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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