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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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