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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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