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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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