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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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