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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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