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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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