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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies 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 optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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