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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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