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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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