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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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