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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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