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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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