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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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