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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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