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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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