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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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