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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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