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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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