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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key 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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