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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes 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 online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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