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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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