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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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