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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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