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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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