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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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