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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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