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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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