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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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