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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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