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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes 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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