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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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