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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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