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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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