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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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