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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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