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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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