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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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