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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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