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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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