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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education