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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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