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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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