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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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