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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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