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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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