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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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