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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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