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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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