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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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