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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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