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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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