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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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