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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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