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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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