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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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