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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education