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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. 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. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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