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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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