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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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