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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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