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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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