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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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