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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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