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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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