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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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