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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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