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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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