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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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