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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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