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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major 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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