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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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