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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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