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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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