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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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