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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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