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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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