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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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