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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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