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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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