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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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