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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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