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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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