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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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