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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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