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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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