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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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