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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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