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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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