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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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