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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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