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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers 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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