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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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