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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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