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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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