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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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