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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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