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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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