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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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