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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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