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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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