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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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