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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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