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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the 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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