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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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