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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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