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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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