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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates 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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