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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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