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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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