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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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