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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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