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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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