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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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