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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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