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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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