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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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