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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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