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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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