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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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