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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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