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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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