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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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