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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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