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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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