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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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