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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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