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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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