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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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