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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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