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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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