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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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