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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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