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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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