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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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