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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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