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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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