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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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