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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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