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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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