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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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