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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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