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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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