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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the 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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