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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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