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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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