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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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