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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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