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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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