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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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