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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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