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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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