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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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