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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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