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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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