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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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