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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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